Photographer: Arrideo Photography

Viktor Makhnov (artistic names: Victor Vysochin and Arrideo Photography) is a self-taught photographer who grew up in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Most of his life, he worked in areas being far away from photography but when he bought a digital camera back in early 2010, he discovered a real passion in photography.
Victor began shooting representatives of the local LGBT community in 2014. He volunteered as a photographer for local LGBT rights organizations and initiatives such as Queer Home Kharkiv, Pride Hub Kharkiv and Kyiv Pride 2018 and 2019, and took portraits of gay activists in Kharkiv including in gay clubs and drag queen contests. His works were selected for official promotional and published materials for Kyiv Pride 2019.